Pleasant Valley's defense tightened up after Liedberg's goal, allowing the Mounties just three more shots.

That is before senior Brittany Thornton showed off her skills.

Thornton smashed one off the back board to put Stroudsburg up 3-0.

Down by three with less than two minutes in the half, the Bears looked a little frantic, trying hard to get the ball to MVC Most Valuable Player Melissa Russo.

Holding her to just two shots in the first half, Lobasso knew shutting down Russo was going to be a team effort.

"We knew we had to control and stay tight on her," Lobasso said. "For us, defense just means whenever we don't have the ball. We talk about how many layers of our defense can they get through. They didn't get through many tonight."

Stroudsburg held Pleasant Valley to just four shots, controlling possession and tempo all game.

The final nail in the coffin came off of Thornton's stick for the second time with 15:32 left in the second half, sealing the shutout win.

"We had really high expectations for ourselves tonight," Thornton said. "We knew what we had to do to win and we achieved it."

All four Stroudsburg goals came from the right side by Lobasso's own design.

"We build our team around the right side, that's no secret," Lobasso said. "We know if you can get the ball to the baseline and center it back, it's a dangerous ball."

There is already talk of this being the year Stroudsburg dethrones 24-time defending champion Emmaus as District 11 champs.

"There are a lot of good Lehigh Valley teams to get through before we get to Emmaus," Lobasso said. "If and when we face them, we know what to expect. We have to put together a good game strategy."

Heading into the District 11 tournament, Stroudsburg stands at 20-0 on the season, the first time since 1980.

"It's an unbelievable accomplishment," Lobasso said. "I really can't say enough about these girls. I couldn't be more proud."